Biden safe after car crashes into motorcade vehicle at campaign headquarters

By Betsy Klein, CNN

Published 10:38 PM EST, Sun December 17, 2023

Members rush to a car after it hit a motorcade SUV as Joe Biden was leaving his campaign headquarters in Wilmington

A car unintentionally struck an SUV in President Joe Biden’s motorcade Sunday night, causing damage to both vehicles and appearing to startle the president as he left his campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware.

The US Secret Service confirmed that a vehicle in the motorcade was hit by another car as Biden got into his car. There was “no protective interest associated with this event,” Secret Service spokesperson Steve Kopek told CNN in a statement, meaning that the crash was not intentional. It had been raining heavily in Wilmington.

“Today, at approximately 8:09 p.m., a Secret Service vehicle securing the President’s motorcade route was struck by another vehicle in Wilmington, DE. There was no protective interest associated with this event and the President’s motorcade departed without incident,” Kopek said, directing further questions to the Wilmington Police Department.

The crash caused a loud bang on the street, and Biden looked over to see the commotion. US Secret Service surrounded the silver sedan that caused the crash, telling the male driver to put his hands up, according to pool reporters traveling with Biden.

The impacted SUV wasn’t the president’s. Secret Service personnel escorted the president to his vehicle, where first lady Jill Biden was already inside.

The Bidens had been visiting the president’s 2024 campaign headquarters, greeting staffers at a holiday happy hour. It marked the first time the president has visited since staffers began working out of the Wilmington office over the summer.

Biden safe after car crashes into motorcade vehicle at campaign headquarters

一辆车在竞选总部与拜登车队相撞，拜登安全A car unintentionally struck an SUV in President Joe Biden’s motorcade Sunday night, causing damage to both vehicles and appearing to startle the president as he left his campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware.

周日晚上，一辆车无意中撞到了拜登车队其中一辆SUV，两辆车均受损，拜登似乎受到了惊吓，当时他正从Delaware州Wilmington的竞选总部离开。

The US Secret Service confirmed that a vehicle in the motorcade was hit by another car as Biden got into his car. There was “no protective interest associated with this event,” Secret Service spokesperson Steve Kopek told CNN in a statement, meaning that the crash was not intentional. It had been raining heavily in Wilmington.

美国特工处确认，当时拜登正准备上他的车，这时候一辆汽车撞击了车队中的一辆车。特工处发言人Steve Kopek在一份声明中告诉CNN，“这起事件没有涉及任何保护利益”，这意味着这次撞击不是故意的。最近Wilmington一直在下大雨。

“Today, at approximately 8:09 p.m., a Secret Service vehicle securing the President’s motorcade route was struck by another vehicle in Wilmington, DE. There was no protective interest associated with this event and the President’s motorcade departed without incident,” Kopek said, directing further questions to the Wilmington Police Department.

“今天晚上8点09分左右，一辆保护总统车队的特工处车辆在De州Wilming被另一辆车撞了。这起事件没有涉及任何保护利益，总统车队随后顺利离开”，Kopek说道，关于进一步的问题他交给了Wilmington警察局。

The crash caused a loud bang on the street, and Biden looked over to see the commotion. US Secret Service surrounded the silver sedan that caused the crash, telling the male driver to put his hands up, according to pool reporters traveling with Biden.

这次撞击在街上造成了巨大的爆炸声，拜登抬头查看骚乱。根据随拜登一起出行的圈子记者（采访白宫的记者被分得很细，每次总统出访仅报纸记者就有40多人，而业内也称跑白宫新闻的记者为“圈子记者”）报道，美国特工处包围了造成这次撞击的银色小轿车，告诉男司机举起他的双手。

The impacted SUV wasn’t the president’s. Secret Service personnel escorted the president to his vehicle, where first lady Jill Biden was already inside.

被撞击的这辆SUV并不是总统的，特工处人员护送拜登上了他的车，他的夫人Jill Biden已经在里边了。

The Bidens had been visiting the president’s 2024 campaign headquarters, greeting staffers at a holiday happy hour. It marked the first time the president has visited since staffers began working out of the Wilmington office over the summer.

拜登夫妇参观了总统2024年的竞选总部，在节日的欢乐时光里向工作人员致意。这是自工作人员夏季开始在Wilmington办公室工作以来，总统首次到访